New Jersey Tutoring Corps - February Newsletter
Dear Friends, Advocates, and Supporters -
For those of you hit by the recent winter storm, we hope that you are safely digging out and staying warm.
It has been a very busy new year for the New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC), and we are excited to share some recent updates with you.
This month, we released our 2025 NJTC Annual Report, available HERE.
Like any nonprofit’s annual report, this is a voluntary, external-facing document designed to reaffirm our mission and goals, while also providing readers with a summary of our impact and finances from the past year.
We have achieved many results, launched initiatives, and experienced overall development over the past year, and are providing this Annual Report to you proactively because transparency is the bedrock of NJTC. We believe that scientific data must consistently serve as our north star. This report serves as a critical tool for continuing to build trust and transparency. If you have any questions or comments after reviewing, please feel free to contact me at katherine@njtutoringcorps.org.
Since our launch three years ago, NJTC has been working effectively to provide high-impact tutoring statewide. I am happy to share with you some important updates:
We are currently working at 34 New Jersey locations and 3 sites in Philadelphia (2 of these are pilot programs).
We were very proud to share that the Annenberg Institute at Brown University published a case study on NJTC’s work. The co-authors of the report published an op-ed in NJ Spotlight this week, in which they called NJTC a “national model.”
Last week, Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Delivering a Strong Education for New Jersey Children Action Team published its report. We are honored that NJTC was specifically cited in the report, showcasing the work we have done locally and nationally to serve as a focal point for high-dosage tutoring through our research-based program design. I have pulled an excerpt for your review (from page 6 of the report):
“Several national and statewide organizations have spent significant time coordinating and leading high-impact tutoring programming that is based on growing young minds and strengthening teaching and learning, especially for under-resourced districts, centers, and scholars. The vision for these organizations, most notably the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) and the New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC), is for every young scholar to have access to the academic and social/emotional support that they need to be successful learners. The organizations have established clearly defined tenets regarding what constitutes high-impact tutoring that New Jersey can use to create a statewide definition and standards for high-impact tutoring. The guidelines of NSSA and the work of the NJTC can guide New Jersey in establishing a statewide program that incorporates clear expectations for dosage, ratios, frequency, staffing, curriculum alignment, and communication with families. The guidelines should be clear regarding the selection of any student who can benefit from high-impact tutoring and ensure that high-impact tutoring is available for all students who have not achieved reaching on grade level.”
We were also grateful to host then Lt. Governor-Elect Caldwell to observe our program at Central Jersey College Prep in December. Please take a moment to review some press from the visit. The tour took place only days before the formal transition to a new administration. I cannot stress how important this visit was to the NJTC team. We are so gratified to have an executive branch that fully understands the importance of high-impact tutoring. After three years of hard work and diligent service, this visit was a deeply impactful moment that made the entire NJTC team feel greatly valued by the state.
As always, thank you for your interest and support. You help us to make a difference, changing lives, one scholar at a time.
With gratitude,
Katherine Bassett, CEO